But disagreements over wartime history and competing claims to the Senkaku islands in the East China Sea continue to overshadow strong trade ties between Asia's two biggest economies.
Such strong trade ties between the two countries have also served to strengthen Ms Merkel's hand and the Russian speaker has emerged as the leading advocate of closer relations between the EU and Russia.
While the Indian information technology industry has been a keen supporter and benefactor of strong trade relations between India and the Unites States, the bill would deal a considerable blow to the industry.
There are already strong trade links between the two countries, with several major Irish food processing plants in north and south Wales, and it is widely felt that the only way Irish exporters can soften the Brexit blow is to have manufacturing offshoots in Britain.
Despite strong trade ties between the two countries, Japan remains suspect in the eyes of many Chinese because of the Imperial Japanese Army's horrendous behavior in China during the 1930's and 1940's, which included beheading contests and the mass rape and murder of civilians in Nanjing.
Given the strong trade ties between the two areas, it's perhaps not surprising that there is quite a lot of cross-Atlantic startup deal making.
Nevertheless, as many publications show, there is a strong correlation between strong trade unions, low inequality and thriving economies.
Wilkinson and Pickett examine a century of data, and conclude that there is an undeniable and strong connection between strong trade unions and a significant decline in wealth inequality.
The strong trade and business relations between the United States and Denmark have generated positive results on both sides of the Atlantic.
The results demonstrate a strong trade-off between the competing objectives.
